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Conversation Among Masters Conference Spurs More than Conversation for Vermont Coaches Ready to Take Their Concept World Wide.
Two Vermont business coaches returned from the 'invitation only' Conversation Among Masters Conference held in Monterey, CA on April 29 through May 3, ready to carry the torch of coaching innovation world wide. The conference, meant to spur conversation among about 150 internationally recognized business and life coaching leaders, led to a cross-pollination of ideas and action in the areas of the future of coaching (according to a Price-Waterhouse study currently, a 1.5 billion dollar industry), the switch from traditional publishing to digital content, mastery, and more. Now, Vermont coaches Liz Dallas and Lea Belair have more than a vision about how to create their dream of World Wide Coaching Centers - they have a plan and people to collaborate with.

May 15, 2007

CVPS seeks 4.46 percent rate increase in
2008
RUTLAND, Vt. – Driven largely by increased transmission
and power costs and reliability improvements, Central Vermont Public Service
(NYSE-CV) today filed for a 4.46 percent rate increase to take effect next
February.

Under the
proposed change, a residential customer
using 500 kilowatt-hours per month would see an increase from $71.46 to $74.65.
Similar customers elsewhere in New England pay over $100.

“Our increased costs relate
in part to changes in wholesale power market prices and transmission costs,”
President Bob Young said. “We are
also spending more on customer service and reliability
improvements.”

Young said the company
increased its capital budget, largely for reliability improvements, from $18
million in 2006 to $26 million in 2007, and expects to maintain the higher

Welcome to National Tourism Week! This week the hospitality industry and communities across the nation celebrate travel to and within the United States.
Vermont Hospitality Council Vice President Vicky Tebbetts noted, "Vermont's hosts work around the clock to help make each visit to Vermont memorable. The travel and tourism industry provides substantial employment opportunities and generates considerable tax revenue for the state's general fund. Vermont hospitality workers are incredibly dedicated to Green Mountain State visitors and our robust tourism economy."
National Tourism Week, sponsored by the Travel Industry Association of America, increases awareness of the travel and tourism industry's economic, social, and cultural contributions to the United States.

The Vermont Guardian, which earlier this year became the state's only exclusively online newspaper, will cease publication this month.
The move comes three months after the Guardian dropped its print format as a way to cut costs and better reach its growing readership on the Internet. That move drew significantly more readers topping more than 8,000 readers per day (with more than 20,000 page views) and 150,000 readers per month.
"The reason we are closing our doors is simple," said Shay Totten, the paper's co-founder, editor, and publisher."While the move to online helped us bring our costs in line with our revenues, and to be more fleet-footed in how we respond to breaking news and analysis, I have been offered an opportunity that, for the benefit of my family, I cannot turn down and it means that the paper must cease publication at this time due to the enormous amount of time that I put into this publication every day."

On the evening of Tuesday, May 8, Champlain College announced the launch of an Accounting Excellence Scholarship Fund. The new endowment fund celebrates decades of teaching excellence by Champlains distinguished Accounting faculty.
The fund will annually support two Accounting students who demonstrate both academic merit and financial need. Alumni and community members have rallied in support of the fund, placing it well on its way to raising an initial goal of $100,000 for the permanent endowment.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT - Coretomic Inc. announced today the launch of GreenUpBiz "Reducing Energy & Improving Corporate Competitiveness," a partnership between Coretomic, a global leader in eBiz software development, Champlain College, a private, professionally focused college in Vermont, and member US businesses to implement, educate and empower businesses to GreenUp with eBiz tools, processes, knowledge and teamwork.
Coretomic CEO David Castrucci said, "We believe the time is perfect for business to move processes out of the back office, off the road and onto the website.
This movement will dramatically improve the competitiveness of any business and will radically reduce energy consumption."
"We recognize that the only corporate physical space in the virtual world is the corporate website," Castrucci said. "This makes the corporate website the place where all business processes will eventually occur."

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS NOW USING ITS CORPORATE NAME AS ITS COMPANY-WIDE BRAND
WALLINGFORD, CT, May 2, 2007 -- Distributed Energy Systems Corp. said today it is now officially using the Distributed Energy Systems name as its brand throughout the company, in part reflecting the reorganization it announced earlier this year.
By universally adopting the Distributed Energy Systems name, todays announcement officially marks the combining of its two subsidiaries Northern Power Systems and Proton Energy Systems.
The purpose of the combination is to help strengthen systems sales and coordination, engineering, production, service and technology development. The corporate adoption of the name was effective Friday, April 27th.
Our corporate name will now be the only company brand for our businesses, said Rob Smart, director of marketing, as we continue to provide global customers with superior energy solutions.

Mary Nowlan Named New Editor of Vermont Life Magazine
Former Eating Well Magazine Editor Becomes State Magazines Seventh Editor
Mary Hegarty Nowlan succeeds Tom Slayton, who retired in February after 23 years at the helm of the states official quarterly publication that celebrates Vermonts people, places, and heritage.
In her position, Nowlan will be responsible for oversight of all the editorial functions of the award-winning magazine under Publisher Tom Kelly.
We couldnt be more pleased to have attracted someone of Marys caliber for this position, said Tourism and Marketing Commissioner Bruce Hyde. She brings a tremendous amount of editorial skill and knowledge to the position, along with a high level of creative energy and enthusiasm.
Vermont Life has an extraordinary record of achievement, and Im honored to have been chosen to carry on a great tradition, Nowlan said. I also believe the magazine has enormous potential for further growth.

Northern Enterprises is pleased to announce the commencement of the North-Link network on Friday, May 4th, 1:45 pm at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.
Senator Patrick Leahy and other dignitaries will be on hand to formally launch construction of this fiber optic high-speed network.
The fiber optic system will serve as a backbone for broadband access throughout the Northeast Kingdom where major areas have been sidelined from high speed internet access.
North-Link is a $ 10 million fiber optic network designed by Northern Enterprises, in cooperation with the Economic Development Council of Northern Vermont, that encompasses eight Vermont Counties, three States and two countries.
The network is a public-private partnership with financial backing coming from the federal government, local businesses and communities.

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BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College's Workforce Development Center has formed a partnership with EpikOne, an online strategy firm in Williston, Vt., and with the support of Google Analytics will deliver training in Web analytics, social networking and online visibility and marketing.
An "Online Marketing Boot Camp" will be offered June 11-14 on the Champlain College campus in the S.D. Ireland Center for Global Business & Technology.
Participants can register for two-hour, four-hour or daylong sessions, or the entire four days of boot camp.
Training times include morning, afternoon and "evening encore" sessions. Individual sessions and customized packages are also available.
The boot camp is designed to help companies doing business on the Web optimize their Internet presence and move their sales potential to the next level.

Justin T. Martin, a Commercial Sales Specialist and licensed Real Estate Salesperson, has recently joined the Pomerleau Real Estate Commercial Team. Justin is a board member of the Chittenden Commercial Real Estate Association (CCREA), member of the Essex Rotary Club, Board Member of the VT Sports and Events Council, and a University of Vermont graduate.
His strong business background and community involvement make him a great fit with the Pomerleau Commercial Team!
Pomerleau Real Estate was founded in 1951 with a commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients. The firm has established an outstanding reputation throughout New England and is one of the largest commercial brokerage and development firms in the State of Vermont, owning and managing over 2 million square feet of commercial property. The firm maintains leadership positions in the fields of Development, Commercial Brokerage, Property Management, and Business Services.